Shoe-lace knotter.



J. T. COONEY.

SHOE LACE KNOTTER.

APPLICATION FILED 050.14. 1914.

Patented Oct. 12, 1915.

UNITED s'rarns PA E T OFFICE.

JOHN-T. GOONEY, or DENVER, COLORADO.

SHOE-LACE K vo'rrER.

To all whom it may concern: x

'Be it known that I, JOHN T. CooNEY,-'a citizen of'the United States, residingin the city and county of Denver and State-of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in shoe-Lace'Knotters; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as Will enable others skilledin the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form apart of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in means for fastening or knotting a shoe lace,

including a member provided with fourloops through which the lace is adapted to be inserted in such a manner that a bowknot is tied, and the latter held securelyv in place, whereby the bows of the lace will remain fixed in their proper position.

A particular feature of my invention lies in the fact that the fastening member is provided upon its under surface with means for securing the said member to the upper extremity of the tongue of a shoe, and at the same time, allowing suflicient space between the tongue and the said member for inserting the extremities of the lace.

Attention is called to the fact that by attaching the fastening member to the tongue of the shoe, the said tongue is kept securely in place.

Having briefly outlined my improved construction, I will proceed to describe the same in detail, reference being madeto the accompanying drawing, in'which is illustrated an embodiment thereof.

In this drawing,Figure 1 is a perspective view of a lace shoe equipped with my improved fastening device. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail view of the fastening device with the lace secured in place. Fig. 3 is a face view of the fastening device. .Fig. 4 is an edge view looking in the direction of the arrow 4, Fig. 8. Fig. 5 is a view of a modified form of my invention applied to the tongue of a shoe. Fig. 6 is an edge view looking in the direction of the arrow 6, Fig. 5.

The same reference characters indicate the same partsin all the views.

Referring first to Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4, let the numeral 5 designate a wire member bent intermediate its extremities into four loops 1,

Specification of Letters Patent I lIEttClltBd 1915.

Application filed-December 14,1914. Serial Iva-877,072.

2, 3 and 4, loops lying approximately in the. same' plane. The extremities of the member 5 terminate' beneath the loops to parts bent downwardly at'6, outwardly at 7, andthendownwardly again, forming, projections 8. Theseprojections are point ed and adapted to'be inserted through the upper extremity of the tongue-9 of a shoe 10, the outwardly bent-portions 7 lying adjacent the outer surface of the said tongue, whereby suflicient space is left between the parts 7 and'the under surface of the loops for inserting a shoe lace.1 The portion of the pro ections 8 protruding-beneath the tongue 9 are adapted to be pressed against the inner surface'of said tongueas disclosed by dotted lines in Fig. 4. After the mem wardly below the member as disclosed in Fig. 2. By pulling upwardly upon the bows 0 and cl, a tight knot is formed and small teeth 12 which are formed upon the loops 2 and 4 by upsetting the metal upon the outer periphery of the latter prevent the lace from slipping downwardly, and retain the bows I in the desired position. Attention is called to the fact that under ordinary circumstances,the teeth 12 are not absolutely necessary to tightly secure the'knot, but it is desirable to employ them under certain conditions.

In the construction disclosed in Figs. 5

and 6, I employ a plate 13 out of which four apertures 14, 15, 16 and 17 are stamped in corresponding relation with the loops 1, 2,

3 and 4, respectively. This plate at its central portion has a split rivet 18 projecting therethrough, the head of the rivet engaging the upper surface of the said plate and its split shank projecting below the under surface of the plate. Upon the shank of said rivet and adapted to engage the under surface of the plate 13, is mounted a spacing sleeve 20 and the extremity 19 of the shank is inserted through the upper extremity of the tongue 9 and its parts pressed adjacent the inner surface of said tongue, as shown at 21, Fig. 6. When the plate 13 is stamped, teeth 22 may be formed upon its upper corners to correspond with the teeth 12 formed upon the construction first described. This construction is employed for the same purpose and in the same manner as the construction disclosed in Figs. 1 to 4:, inclusive- Having thus described my invention, what Iclaim is, c

1. A shoe lace knotter comprising a member applied to the upper extremity of the tongue of a shoe and the said member provided with four distinct noncommunicating openings adapted to receive the lace, for the purpose set forth. a V

2. An article of the class described comprising a member bent to form four loops, and means for securing the said member to and offsetting the latter from the tongue of a shoe, said means adapted to extend through the tongue and engage the surface of the same adjacent the wearer. 7

3. A shoe lace knotter comprising a member bent to form four loops intermediate its extremities, said extremities being bent downwardly, then outwardly and downwardly again, terminating in pointed projections, said projections adapted to be in serted through the tongue of a shoe and engage the surface of the latter next tothe wearer, for the purpose set forth.

4:. A shoe lace knotter comprising a member applied to the upper extremity of the tongue of a shoe and offset therefrom, said member provided with four openings adapted to receive the lace, and a pair of outwardly projecting teeth formed upon its upper edge, for the purpose set forth.

Intestimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN T. COONEY.

Witnesses MAY KIRBY, 1 a A. EBERT' OBRIEN.

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o Washington, D. C. 

